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Taliban Told To "Include Women" In Public Life At Their First UN Meet
Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha.
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Taliban Government Joins Climate Change Talks For First Time
The Taliban government has entered its first talks with the United Nations, donors and non-governmental organisations over the impact of climate change in Afghanistan, organisers said Wednesday.
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"Internal Issue Of Afghanistan": Taliban On Ban On Women Working For UN
A ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations was an internal issue, the country's Taliban authorities said Wednesday, adding that the decision "should be respected by all sides".
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UN Chief Calls On Taliban To Reverse Ban On Education Of Afghan Girls
On the International Day of Education, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse the ban on girls' access to secondary and higher education.
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Afghan Situation Precarious Nearly 6 Months After Taliban Takeover: UN
The situation in Afghanistan remains precarious and uncertain nearly six months after the Taliban takeover, as the multiple political, socio-economic and humanitarian shocks reverberate across the war-ravaged country, the UN Secretary-General said in
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Taliban Have Killed Scores Of Former Afghan Officials, Others: UN Report
A U.N. report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people who worked with the international military contingent since the U.S.-led pullout.
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Taliban Unlikely To Participate In UN General Assembly: Report
The Taliban are unlikely to represent their country at the high-level United Nations General Assembly session as representatives of the ousted dispensation still occupy the office at the UN, a Pakistani media report said on Thursday.
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"UN Can't Work If Staff Harassed": Afghan Envoy On Taliban Takeover
Afghan staff of the United Nations are being increasingly subjected to harassment and intimidation since the Taliban came to power last month, the U.N. special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons said on Thursday.
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UN Chiefs Demand Safe Passage For Aid Workers In Afghanistan
UN agency chiefs appealed Thursday for the Taliban to facilitate swift and safe access for aid workers to Afghan civilians, and called for more funds to provide life-saving assistance to millions.
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UN Human Rights Council To Discuss Afghanistan On August 24
The United Nations Human Rights Council announced Tuesday it will hold a special session on Afghanistan on August 24 to address the "serious human rights concerns" following the Taliban takeover.
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UN Security Council Discussing Condemnation Of Taliban
The U.N. Security Council is discussing a draft statement that would condemn Taliban attacks on cities and towns causing high civilian casualties and threaten sanctions for abuses and acts that risk Afghanistan's peace and stability, diplomats said.
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Taliban Want Removal From UN Blacklist Before Peace Talks
Afghanistan's Taliban want to be removed from a UN blacklist before considering rejoining peace talks aimed at ending a 15-year civil war, a senior member said, as its political wing met activists at an unofficial forum in Qatar.
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UN Security Council Condemns Attack on Afghan Parliament
The UN Security Council condemned the attack by Taliban insurgents on the Afghan parliament in Kabul, denouncing the "blatant disrespect to democracy."
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Taliban target UN guest house in Kabul; 8 killed
Gunmen attacked a guest house used by UN staff in Kabul early Wednesday, killing at least seven people including four UN staff.
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Taliban Told To "Include Women" In Public Life At Their First UN Meet
Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha.
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Taliban Government Joins Climate Change Talks For First Time
The Taliban government has entered its first talks with the United Nations, donors and non-governmental organisations over the impact of climate change in Afghanistan, organisers said Wednesday.
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"Internal Issue Of Afghanistan": Taliban On Ban On Women Working For UN
A ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations was an internal issue, the country's Taliban authorities said Wednesday, adding that the decision "should be respected by all sides".
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UN Chief Calls On Taliban To Reverse Ban On Education Of Afghan Girls
On the International Day of Education, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse the ban on girls' access to secondary and higher education.
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Afghan Situation Precarious Nearly 6 Months After Taliban Takeover: UN
The situation in Afghanistan remains precarious and uncertain nearly six months after the Taliban takeover, as the multiple political, socio-economic and humanitarian shocks reverberate across the war-ravaged country, the UN Secretary-General said in
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Taliban Have Killed Scores Of Former Afghan Officials, Others: UN Report
A U.N. report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people who worked with the international military contingent since the U.S.-led pullout.
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Taliban Unlikely To Participate In UN General Assembly: Report
The Taliban are unlikely to represent their country at the high-level United Nations General Assembly session as representatives of the ousted dispensation still occupy the office at the UN, a Pakistani media report said on Thursday.
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"UN Can't Work If Staff Harassed": Afghan Envoy On Taliban Takeover
Afghan staff of the United Nations are being increasingly subjected to harassment and intimidation since the Taliban came to power last month, the U.N. special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons said on Thursday.
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UN Chiefs Demand Safe Passage For Aid Workers In Afghanistan
UN agency chiefs appealed Thursday for the Taliban to facilitate swift and safe access for aid workers to Afghan civilians, and called for more funds to provide life-saving assistance to millions.
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UN Human Rights Council To Discuss Afghanistan On August 24
The United Nations Human Rights Council announced Tuesday it will hold a special session on Afghanistan on August 24 to address the "serious human rights concerns" following the Taliban takeover.
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UN Security Council Discussing Condemnation Of Taliban
The U.N. Security Council is discussing a draft statement that would condemn Taliban attacks on cities and towns causing high civilian casualties and threaten sanctions for abuses and acts that risk Afghanistan's peace and stability, diplomats said.
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Taliban Want Removal From UN Blacklist Before Peace Talks
Afghanistan's Taliban want to be removed from a UN blacklist before considering rejoining peace talks aimed at ending a 15-year civil war, a senior member said, as its political wing met activists at an unofficial forum in Qatar.
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UN Security Council Condemns Attack on Afghan Parliament
The UN Security Council condemned the attack by Taliban insurgents on the Afghan parliament in Kabul, denouncing the "blatant disrespect to democracy."
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Taliban target UN guest house in Kabul; 8 killed
Gunmen attacked a guest house used by UN staff in Kabul early Wednesday, killing at least seven people including four UN staff.
